Bible Study

Title: Performance Review - 1
Date: Mar 31, 2011
Topic(s): Christian Living/Situational
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, 1 Corinthians 4:5

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Have you ever heard of the "boss key"? Not long ago, when computer games were still fairly new, a lot of them were programmed with a boss key. The idea was that if you were playing a game at work and your boss happened to walk by, you could press the boss key and the game would disappear from the screen leaving behind something that looked like company work. When the boss went away, you would press the key again and resume your game.

Life doesn't come equipped with a boss key though. And it's impossible to hide anything from God.

What Does God Say?

"He will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives" (1 Corinthians 4:5, NLT).

With that in mind, read what Paul had to say to the Corinthians: "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil" (2 Corinthians 5:10, ESV).

It's easy to read those words and think, God's always watching; He's waiting for me to mess up so He can punish me! But Paul took it as a positive: "God's always watching, and everything I do that pleases Him will be rewarded."

As we look closer at 2 Corinthians 5, notice that this knowledge enabled Paul to live with confidence.

My Thoughts

As you read through 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, think about the following questions:

1. How does Paul describe his "earthly home"? What keeps him going?
2. When we die, who will give us new bodies?
3. Describe a time in your life when your longing for heaven was nearly overwhelming.
4. We want to put on our new bodies so these dying bodies will be swallowed up by what?
5. What should be the goal of all Christ-followers?

My Part

Our day at the Judgment Seat of Christ will ultimately be a day of blessing and rejoicing. Our salvation won't be in question, only our rewards. If there's anything bad about that day, it will be the realization that we wasted some opportunities. What can you do today to increase your joy when that Day arrives?

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